---
id: mhattingpete/claude-skills-marketplace/feature-planning
version: "9d57bff3"
license: Apache-2.0
install: manual
updated: 2026-07-25
---

# feature-planning — Feature Planning transforms vague feature requests into structured implementation roadmaps. It systematically clarifies requirements, explores your codebase for patterns, designs components, and generates discrete, sequenced tasks with file paths and dependencies. Integrates with plan-implementer to execute each task.

Publisher: mhattingpete · Stars: 657 · Updated: 2026-07-25

Install (manual): `git clone https://github.com/mhattingpete/claude-skills-marketplace`

## SKILL.md

# Feature Planning

Systematically analyze feature requests and create detailed, actionable implementation plans.

## When to Use

- Requests new feature ("add user authentication", "build dashboard")
- Asks for enhancements ("improve performance", "add export")
- Describes complex multi-step changes
- Explicitly asks for planning ("plan how to implement X")
- Provides vague requirements needing clarification

## Planning Workflow

### 1. Understand Requirements

**Ask clarifying questions:**
- What problem does this solve?
- Who are the users?
- Specific technical constraints?
- What does success look like?

**Explore the codebase:**
Use Task tool with `subagent_type='Explore'` and `thoroughness='medium'` to understand:
- Existing architecture and patterns
- Similar features to reference
- Where new code should live
- What will be affected

### 2. Analyze & Design

**Identify components:**
- Database changes (models, migrations, schemas)
- Backend logic (API endpoints, business logic, services)
- Frontend changes (UI, state, routing)
- Testing requirements
- Documentation updates

**Consider architecture:**
- Follow existing patterns (check CLAUDE.md)
- Identify reusable components
- Plan error handling and edge cases
- Consider performance implications
- Think about security and validation

**Check dependencies:**
- New packages/libraries needed
- Compatibility with existing stack
- Configuration changes required

### 3. Create Implementation Plan

Break feature into **discrete, sequential tasks**:

```markdown
## Feature: [Feature Name]

### Overview
[Brief description of what will be built and why]

### Architecture Decisions
- [Key decision 1 and rationale]
- [Key decision 2 and rationale]

### Implementation Tasks

#### Task 1: [Component Name]
- **File**: `path/to/file.py:123`
- **Description**: [What needs to be done]
- **Details**:
  - [Specific requirement 1]
  - [Specific requirement 2]
- **Dependencies**: None (or list task numbers)

#### Task 2: [Component Name]
...

### Testing Strategy
- [What types of tests needed]
- [Critical test cases to cover]

### Integration Points
- [How this connects with existing code]
- [Potential impacts on other features]
```

**Include specific references:**
- File paths with line numbers (`src/utils/auth.py:45`)
- Existing patterns to follow
- Relevant documentation

### 4. Review Plan with User

Confirm:
- Does this match expectations?
- Missing requirements?
- Adjust priorities or approach?
- Ready to proceed?

### 5. Execute with plan-implementer

Launch plan-implementer agent for each task:

```
Task tool with:
- subagent_type: 'plan-implementer'
- description: 'Implement [task name]'
- prompt: Detailed task description from plan
```

**Execution strategy:**
- Implement sequentially (respect dependencies)
- Verify each task before next
- Adjust plan if issues discovered
- Let test-fixing skill handle failures
- Let git-pushing skill handle commits

## Best Practices

**Planning:**
- Start broad, then specific
- Reference existing code patterns
- Include file paths and line numbers
- Think through edge cases upfront
- Keep tasks focused and atomic

**Communication:**
- Explain architectural decisions
- Highlight trade-offs and alternatives
- Be explicit about assumptions
- Provide context for future maintainers

**Execution:**
- Implement one task at a time
- Verify before moving forward
- Keep user informed
- Adapt based on discoveries

## Integration

- **plan-implementer agent**: Receives task specs, implements
- **test-fixing skill**: Auto-triggered on test failures
- **git-pushing skill**: Triggered for commits


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